“He was a beloved Christian man, husband, father and grandfather. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our father, Doyle Brunson,” the statement reads. The Brunson family issued a statement via poker agent, Brian Balsbaugh. News of his death was made public on May 14. Known by some of Texas Dolly and others as the Godfather, Doyle Brunson was, and always will be, the embodiment of poker.
